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Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam

How I Built This · 11 Jan 2021 · 1h 25m

What this episode covers

Jack Conte, co-founder of Patreon, explains how his frustration with the music industry's shift from iTunes sales to low-paying streaming services led him to create a platform for recurring creator funding. He recruited his college roommate and former startup founder Sam Yam to build the technical infrastructure, launching the site with just three creators in 2013. The episode details their early struggles, including rejecting harmful content from 8chan, navigating investor relations, and evolving their business model to support over 200,000 creators.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
AEG, Live Nation
Products
Patreon, Pomplamoose, YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Kickstarter, 8chan, Stripe

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